A Safe Space for Moogles

Geez, what is up with all the fanfiction hate on (lj)metaquotes lately? It's like every time something even remotely related to fandom gets quoted, everybody feels the need to pile on in a Great Big Wankfest of Superiority.

I'M SORRY WE EXIST, INTERNETS. I'M SURE YOUR HOBBIES ARE MUCH MORE WORTHY OF RESPECT THAN OURS.

My scanner's still not working, but fortunately, Dad has a shiny working scanner upstairs. Unfortunately, it made my tentacle!Roddy skibble ug-ly and I'm not going to re-scan it tonight. I'll get it up tomorrow.

( So here are two others to hold you over 'til then. )

Having another one of those 'feeling like a waste of carbon' nights. No trigger, just. Old friend self-loathing, come for a visit. You know it's time to up your meds when the only reason you can think of for continuing to exist is so you don't stick your parents with your student loans.

I spent a good portion of my afternoon shift drawing Hot Rod with tentacles. No, I don't know why. I'll post it tomorrow assuming my scanner decides to work. You're welcome.

Screw you, real life. I have fandom.

No sooner do I overcome my common sense and express interest in becoming a writer for GirlGamer.com, than I get an email inviting me to a Power Rangers RP. And it's one that I was contemplating before, so I already have a character in mind, but oh god I can't take on even one more thing. Let alone two. My brain, you guys. My poor braaaaiiiin. ;_;

...speaking of my poor brain and being stretched thin. I don't have either springkink fic written that's due tomorrow, and I need to go to bed soon 'cause I have work at seven AM tomorrow. I... think at least one's gonna be late. *whimperthud*

( Aaaand some fandom-related angstmongering, just to round things out. )

/whine

So there are big tanks full of green liquid in Team Galactic Headquarters in Pokemon Diamond. My brain, of course, went straight to 'Mako tubes' and now I'm picturing a Pokemon!Sephiroth running around in a cloud of Mewtwo-like angst. It doesn't help that I already have a bitty Pokemon-trainer OC in my head, yo.

The enemy SEPHIROTH used SKEWER!

A critical hit!

AERIS fainted!


---------or---------


FANGIRL used SLASH!

It's super effective!



In other news, springkink is going swimmingly. I'll troll shamelessly for comments later. >_>

What with the s_d debacle, I've been thinking about how integral fandom communities are to their chosen worlds.

( On intellectual property rights, censorship, dreams, and Han Solo. )

Because it's my day off tomorrow and I have a little free time. ^_^

Name a character and I'll tell you three (or more) facts about them from my own personal pseudocanon.

(from (lj)vani_nessa)

There's a song on Overclocked Remix's FF7 album Voices of the Lifestream that reminds me, worryingly enough, of the romantic music from Princess Bride. Which is giving me some weird-ass mental images, let me tell you. Of course, it's a nice break from the unrelenting waves of angst the FFVII crowd has been beating me with lately. Hello. My name is Cloud Strife. You killed a metric buttload of people. Prepare to die.

*ahem*

So work today was... well. First, the water heater had broken last night, so the building resembled a kicked anthill while everybody dealt with the floodwaters. Meanwhile, there were still animals to be seen to, so there was me wrestling a half-dozen FRIGGIN HUGE DOGS in and out of their runs all by my onesie (seriously, guys, there was this one dog who outweighed me by about fifty pounds and he absolutely refused to go back inside. It took me fifteen minutes just to get him through the door, no exaggeration.). And let us not even mention the massive cat in whose Cheerios somebody evidently pissed, the massive fragrant piles of poo, and ah yes, the puddles everywhere. And did I mention we had no hot water? Yeah, the water heater had asploded, so.

Suffice to say it was not one of those days where I was done by ten and could sit around reading trashy paranormal romance novels the rest of the time.

Luckily, I have the day off tomorrow, so I can catch up on my writing! :D *peeks at next kinkfest prompt* ...oh god, motorcycle porn. Iiiii... think I'll start on that tomorrow. XD

I promised I would, and I did - designed a business-card-sized reminder to our fellow fans that hygiene is a splendid and wonderful thing. In large, friendly letters.

( And here's Draft 1. Plain&simple design in whites and blues. )

Suggestions? Ideas? Should I stick to fanart? ;) (I love designing for geeks. They're such an accessible customer base.)

Saw Prince Caspian today. Enjoyed the heck out of it, of course. The filmmakers do a good job of making Narnia a living world that stays with you, just as the books did for me... but that's not without its own dangers:

Rodimus: *is pounced and bowled over, oof!* *struggles up and blinks at the massive lion holding him to the earth* What th-!
Aslan: *threatening growl* Why are you here?
Rodimus: It was an accident! I didn't mean to-
Aslan: Didn't you?
Rodimus: ...*guilty look at his fellow Alien Robots from the Stars* Yeah, I guess I did.

...And then Aslan lets him up and they go save Narnia or something.

But you see my dilemma. Right now I'm crossing Narnia with everything. Various Final Fantasies. Kingdom Hearts, of course. TMNT. Negima. Dresden Files. I mean, I shudder to think.

Harry: Jesus Christ, it's a lion.
Aslan: ...-_-

(Also, Reepicheep rocks my socks.)

Attention Transfandom:

The Decepticons are not 'misunderstood.' They are not trying to make the world a better place, they were not tragically abused and unloved as children, they are not oppressed by the mean ol' Autobots not rolling over and dying, and despite what Victory would have you believe, they are not out to provide for their wives and children. They are out to conquer the universe, and everything that isn't a Decepticon is either to be enslaved or destroyed toward that end. They are not, by any stretch, nice people, and the Power of Love will do precisely zippo to change that.

Which is not to say, of course, that they are or should be all one-dimensional characters. By all means, explore their individual motivations. Make them interesting, give them backstories, give them weird hobbies and show us different sides to the same person. But please, for the love of Primus, think about who you're writing. Megatron is not a fluffy huggle-bunny, and neither is he a fifteen-year-old girl.

Also, get a beta reader. Just sayin'.

Desperately trying to distract Galvatron from going on a murderous rampage (oh gods my headcast),
Moogle Girl

*tosses Galvatron a chained-up Roddy and flees the impending fireworks*

It's been fandom dream after fandom dream lately.

First there was the one where I was in the Slums under Midgar, which was under siege by the Heartless. But that was okay, because Zack was there and he was looking out for me. I felt so secure that I could go shopping in Wall Market without worrying about getting my heart eaten. I got a nifty weapon-carrying belt. ^_^

Number two involved being mooglenapped by Beast Wars Megatron. I think it was sort of a hostage situation, since he wasn't doing me any mischief - mostly we just snarked at each other and he allowed me the run of a backyard with a pool. Then for some reason the pool got a whirlpool in it, and I had to find my way to freedom through there.

Then this afternoon was sort of a Kingdom Hearts/Lion King thing. Except it was in a factory facility with all these animals trapped in captivity everywhere. I was running around as a lion cub freeing everyone, and eventually I hooked up with Simba and Riku to go after the Bad Guys. I think a spaceship may have been involved.

That last dream may have been partly the fault of the raspberry martini I had during Mom's birthday dinner. (She adored the scarf I got her, yay! ^_^) Normally I only drink if I know I don't have to drive anywhere anytime soon, but I figured my parents would be able to tell if I was too impaired to drive home afterwards. As it was, Mom had us walk around a bit after lunch, which put me in the perfect place to get absolutely drenched by the rain right as I got to my car. XP That'll sober you right the hell up.

On the way home I saw a rainbow. :D

Also, I found a Spider-man book by Jim Butcher. MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN, I swear to God. *hearts the Holy Grail of Snark*

Anyhoo, a quizlet:



...Hee. ^_^ I also has Five Questions. Comment if you'd like some if your own - you know the drill.

multiclassgeek

( And go! )


thorne_scratch

( And go! )

Really need to make a new layout.

Dear Megatron,

Two days without a peep from you and you decide to keep me up until one a.m. on a school night getting Optimus in bondage? This is not proper care of a moogle, my friend. I slept through half a lecture and it's all your fault.

Fortunately, two can play at that game. Chinese New Year is coming up; I'm going to play with Rattrap and Splinter, and you can just wait on my convenience for a while.

Sheesh.

Respectfully and standing-behind-a-blast-screeningly yours,
Pepper

Marlene's Limit Breaks
Level 1
Pink Ribbon - Marlene takes off her hair ribbon and spins it to ridiculous lengths, tangling a single enemy for damage and a 50% chance of Slow. Also, every time it's used, a dollar is donated for breast cancer research.

Dear Muses: a Princess Tutu/Kingdom Hearts crossover is really not necessary. Ahiru has the whole heart situation in hand, and Mytho is not a Nobody.

Really, my muses are going crazy lately. I blame my 3D Modeling class - the forms we're building right now look an awful lot like the stuff you see in FF7, and it just makes my Fluffiroth-lobe go bonkers. It doesn't help that I'm accustomed to picturing those scenes as game-style scenes in my head. (Look, I think those sprites are cute, all right? Lemme 'lone.)

To prove how completely nuts I am: have a Potion.* We were learning how to make custom textures in Photoshop today. XD

*But not too many, or you might get cavities. ;)

There's an advert for Crisis Core in this month's issue of EGM. I very nearly had an orgasm on the spot, and I don't even have any intention of owning a PSP. It's just. Zack. *paws at page*

It has occurred to me that I am ridiculous.

Speaking of, I really need to tempt some people over to ffvii_100 so that the Turks aren't winning by fifty million points every single damn weekend. I hadn't had any real bunnies spawn on me for this prompt, but it looks like I'm going to have to do one each for Avalanche and Soldier just so they're not shut out. *ties plushies on strings and dangles them* Heeeeere fangirl fangirl fangirl... >)